One arrested after camera operators spot taggers

STOCKTON – City camera operators observing the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Airport Way in south Stockton late Sunday saw three people painting graffiti and alerted officers, who responded to the scene, police reported.

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By The Record

Posted Mar. 17, 2014 at 12:15 PM

By The Record
Posted Mar. 17, 2014 at 12:15 PM

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STOCKTON – City camera operators observing the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Airport Way in south Stockton late Sunday saw three people painting graffiti and alerted officers, who responded to the scene, police reported.

Upon arrival around 11:17 p.m., they found the three people a block north at Clay Street and Airport and attempted to stop them as they fled. One officer tackled a man and took him into custody while the other two suspected taggers escaped, according to police.

Alberto Vasquez, 21, was found with spray paint and a switchblade knife and arrested on suspicion of possession of an illegal weapon, vandalism and resisting arrest, police reported.